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USAID Funding Cut Cripples Uganda's HIV/AIDS Response
The suspension of USAID funding in Uganda has caused a crisis for people living with HIV, who are now without access to life-saving ARVs and PrEP; thousands of healthcare workers have also lost their jobs, highlighting the country's heavy reliance on foreign aid for its healthcare system.
USAID Funding Cut Cripples Uganda's HIV/AIDS Response
The suspension of USAID funding in Uganda has caused a crisis for people living with HIV, who are now without access to life-saving ARVs and PrEP; thousands of healthcare workers have also lost their jobs, highlighting the country's heavy reliance on foreign aid for its healthcare system.
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36% Bias Score
USAID Funding Freeze Cripples African Health Programs
The indefinite suspension of USAID funding since March has severely hampered health programs in Africa, particularly HIV/AIDS and Ebola response efforts, threatening irreversible damage due to staff dismissals and lack of timely intervention.
USAID Funding Freeze Cripples African Health Programs
The indefinite suspension of USAID funding since March has severely hampered health programs in Africa, particularly HIV/AIDS and Ebola response efforts, threatening irreversible damage due to staff dismissals and lack of timely intervention.
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52% Bias Score
Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye Begins Hunger Strike in Military Detention
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, 68, began a hunger strike while in military detention awaiting trial on weapons charges, a move that follows his controversial abduction in Kenya and transfer to Uganda, sparking international condemnation and raising questions about political freedoms.
Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye Begins Hunger Strike in Military Detention
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, 68, began a hunger strike while in military detention awaiting trial on weapons charges, a move that follows his controversial abduction in Kenya and transfer to Uganda, sparking international condemnation and raising questions about political freedoms.
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48% Bias Score
Rapid Ebola Outbreak Detection in Uganda Highlights Need for Enhanced Surveillance
Uganda is experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan Ebolavirus; the index case, a male nurse, died on January 29, 2025, prompting a WHO vaccine trial. While genetically distinct from the 2022 outbreak, the virus's origin remains unknown, prompting enhanced travel precautions.
Rapid Ebola Outbreak Detection in Uganda Highlights Need for Enhanced Surveillance
Uganda is experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan Ebolavirus; the index case, a male nurse, died on January 29, 2025, prompting a WHO vaccine trial. While genetically distinct from the 2022 outbreak, the virus's origin remains unknown, prompting enhanced travel precautions.
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44% Bias Score
Ugandan Rugby Player Jailed for Rape, Asylum Claim Jeopardized
Philip Pariyo, a 32-year-old Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales after disappearing following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, was jailed for four and a half years for raping a woman he knew in Cardiff in June 2021; his asylum claim is now at risk.
Ugandan Rugby Player Jailed for Rape, Asylum Claim Jeopardized
Philip Pariyo, a 32-year-old Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales after disappearing following the 2014 Commonwealth Games, was jailed for four and a half years for raping a woman he knew in Cardiff in June 2021; his asylum claim is now at risk.
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48% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
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20% Bias Score
M23 Offensive in Bukavu Sparks Regional War Fears
M23 rebels' offensive in Bukavu, DR Congo, caused chaotic scenes with gunfire and looting, including a World Food Programme depot with 6,800 metric tons of food; the UN and EU voiced alarm, and Uganda's threat to attack Bunia heightens regional war fears.
M23 Offensive in Bukavu Sparks Regional War Fears
M23 rebels' offensive in Bukavu, DR Congo, caused chaotic scenes with gunfire and looting, including a World Food Programme depot with 6,800 metric tons of food; the UN and EU voiced alarm, and Uganda's threat to attack Bunia heightens regional war fears.
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36% Bias Score
Uganda Reports Nine Ebola Cases, One Death
As of February 7th, nine Ebola cases, including one death, have been confirmed in Uganda, with 265 contacts under quarantine; health authorities are conducting contact tracing and a clinical trial for a vaccine to combat the Sudan strain outbreak.
Uganda Reports Nine Ebola Cases, One Death
As of February 7th, nine Ebola cases, including one death, have been confirmed in Uganda, with 265 contacts under quarantine; health authorities are conducting contact tracing and a clinical trial for a vaccine to combat the Sudan strain outbreak.
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32% Bias Score
Uganda Ebola Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert and US Patient Evaluations
A 32-year-old Ugandan nurse died from Ebola on January 29, prompting a Level 2 travel alert from the CDC for Uganda, and prompting US doctors to evaluate patients. The nurse visited multiple health facilities while symptomatic before his death, increasing the potential for wider spread within Kampal...
Uganda Ebola Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert and US Patient Evaluations
A 32-year-old Ugandan nurse died from Ebola on January 29, prompting a Level 2 travel alert from the CDC for Uganda, and prompting US doctors to evaluate patients. The nurse visited multiple health facilities while symptomatic before his death, increasing the potential for wider spread within Kampal...
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44% Bias Score
Uganda Sudan Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert
The CDC issued a Level 2 travel health alert for Uganda due to a Sudan virus outbreak that began in January, resulting in one death and impacting 45 people; the virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and there is no vaccine or cure.
Uganda Sudan Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert
The CDC issued a Level 2 travel health alert for Uganda due to a Sudan virus outbreak that began in January, resulting in one death and impacting 45 people; the virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and there is no vaccine or cure.
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40% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys More Troops to Eastern Congo, Heightening Regional Tensions
Uganda deployed over 1,000 additional soldiers to eastern Congo near the conflict zone between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, raising fears of regional escalation despite Ugandan denials of supporting the M23 and claims that the deployment is to fight the ADF.
Uganda Deploys More Troops to Eastern Congo, Heightening Regional Tensions
Uganda deployed over 1,000 additional soldiers to eastern Congo near the conflict zone between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, raising fears of regional escalation despite Ugandan denials of supporting the M23 and claims that the deployment is to fight the ADF.
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52% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
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36% Bias Score
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